Sony ICFC273

Pros: Easy to read display. Very easy setup on all features. Sound is good & clear.

Cons: Battery Backup is no sufficient.

Review: I bought this clock twelve months ago and I haven't had a problem with this device. The sound from the radio is cool and easy to hear. I love they 'dual alarm' function and the basic operation from setting the clock to setting the alarms right down to ...

Pros: Digital Tuning, 20 memory presets, really easy set up, visual dual alarm

Cons: Haven't found any

Review: I hated clock radios, power failures would always cause me the frustration of resetting the damn thing and it always takes ages. This machine is brilliant, from the ease of setting and resetting to the 20 preset programmes, funky looking design, visual ...

Pros: Impressive, full featured clock radio

Cons: Keep the operating instructions handy for presetting some features.

The Bottom Line: If you can live without a CD player, "atomic time" and stereo sound you'll love it.

Review: Here's an inexpensive ($30) am/fm clock radio that short of a CD player and atomic time, has all the bells and whistles you could ask for. For starters, it's three window design let's you check the current time and both alarm times without lifting a ...

Pros: Preset stations, good reception, good controls

Cons: sometimes it resets itself and I have need reenter all the setting again

Review: I really like this clock radio. It is by far the best I have been able to find. Presets, easy to read display, controls that are thought out, not too big - all good stuff but like other reviewers I have had reliability problems - every so often when I ...

Pros: Features

Cons: Reliability

Review: First, I love this clock. It has all the design features I would have put into an alarm clock. It is easy to set and easy to use. I like it dark in my room and you can really dim the backlighting on this clock. It has preset radio stations. You set ...

Pros: 2 wake time is nice I like the display (3 levels of brightness)

Cons: NO BATTERY BACKUP!! power went out, settings were gone...my wife's $9 clock woke us up.

Review: Looks good! Lots of cool features! Radio sounds better then most clock radios You can't see the screen from ...

Pros: Great features. Looks.

Cons: Expensive. Display unreadable from below. Broke.

The Bottom Line: Avoid.

Review: Years ago I bought a no-name analog clock radio in a garage sale for $5. The bright red LED display was clearer than most on the market now, but the volume control was wearing out and a bit fiddly. I bought this Sony for the features - twice. It has a ...

Pros: Looks sleek.

Cons: Stops working after a year: no time display, no alarm, no radio.

Review: I paid about $70 for the first one. It worked great, and I loved the two-alarm setting with independent radio station choices. I loved the display brightness controls. Plus it looked sleek. Then, about a year after I bought it, when I tried to change ...

Pros: Fantastic feature set for the price.

Cons: Reliability! Reliability! Reliability!

Review: I was first given this alarm clock as a Christmas present and by early January the alarm would random decide not to go off. Luckily it was still within the store warranty period and I was able to exchange it without a problem. The next five months ...

Pros: dual alarms multiple wake sounds extended snooze

Cons: display hard to see from some angles short life

Review: I was given this sony for christmas and have loved it! The look, the features, the ease of use, everything was perfect. But mine only lasted about one year,then it stopped working. Now I have the same problems others have described. The alarm works some ...